Word Meaning 予感

よかん yokan

予感 is read as よかん (yokan) and means to have a premonition.

Meaning

English

  1. to have a premonition
  2. to have a hunch
  3. presentiment
  4. premonition
  5. hunch

Reading

Kana

よかん

Romaji

yokan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 3781 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

感染予防

かんせんよぼう

infection prevention

流感の予防注射

りゅうかんのよぼうちゅうしゃ

flu shot

予定

よてい

plans

予選

よせん

preliminary contest

予約

よやく

programming (e.g. a device)

予想

よそう

expectation

予備

よび

preparation

予報

よほう

forecast

予知

よち

foresight

予断

よだん

prediction

予期

よき

expectation

予告

よこく

trailer (film, TV)

Example Sentences

10

I have a bad feeling.

I had a bad feeling about this.

My premonition turned out to be right.

I have a hunch that it will rain.

I have a feeling that something big is about to happen.

Her intuition is quite accurate. Especially when she predicts things are going bad.

At this hint of the violent storm to come we shuddered as one.

Do you think it's okay to leave that job to Tom? I have a bad feeling about it.

At the moment that I thought I was having a premonition, suddenly everything went black.

When I heard the intro, I had the feeling it was going to be a legendary song, but as I progressed further in, it felt more and more disappointing.